4 What Does Never Below Mean? Not in the early posttransplant period when engraftment usually occurs (first 28 days) Not until you do something to make them go below (e.g., additional chemotherapy) Duration of Neutropenia Neutrophil Recovery Varies by Graft Type and Conditioning Regimens Affected by both rate and depth of decline and rate of recovery Reduced intensity regimens may lead to slow or small decreases in cell counts no or short period of neutropenia MA-BM MA-PB MA-cord RIC NST Neutrophil Recovery Engraftment Myeloablative Regimens Engraftment implies presence of donor cells Must be proved by chimerism studies 4

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